Neuroscience Crossword

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Across
  1. 4. A neurotransmitter that helps control alertness and arousal, an undersupply can depress mood
  2. 6. An ill-fated theory that claimed bumps on the skull could reveal our mental abilities and character traits
  3. 11. The brain and spinal cord
  4. 12. Calms the body, conserving its' energy
Down
  1. 1. The "little brain" attached to the rear of the brainstem; helps coordinate voluntary movements and balance
  2. 2. Controls the body's skeletal muscles
  3. 3. The base of the brainstem that controls heartbeat and breathing
  4. 5. The type of neutron that takes info from the CNS out to the body's tissues
  5. 7. An undersupply of this neurotransmitter is linked to seizures, tremors, and insomnia
  6. 8. The body's speedy, electrochemical communications network
  7. 9. SYSTEM Arouses the body, mobilizing its' energy in stressful situations
  8. 10. An amplified recording of the electrical waves sweeping across the brain's surface, measured by electrodes placed on the scalp